THINGS CHANGE Lyrics

I ain't got a whole lot of money, I ain't got a whole lot of time. So I'm writin you here this letter dear, to tell you what's on my mind. Been a long time coming, that you gotta know is true. I ain't got too much money honey, and I ain't got time for you.

You see before I knew you dear, I had me another love. He was tall, dark, and handsome, the one I called the one. Thought it was a long time comin then too, but I found out through all my doubt that I had been a fool.

So I'm leaving, out where I belong. Going out west where my one true love carries on. And I feel like crying, but I don't know why, cause I know love never dies. And some things have got to change.

Driving out into the sunset, all my windows down. Looking back on all the memories, the radio's playing loud. But I can't hear a thing, I'm really not there at all. I'm dancing with you sweetly dear and I feel our bodies fall.

No I never wore your wedding ring. I regret, I never could. Never mothered your child or seen you in a smile. And I feel like crying but I don't know why, cause I know, love never dies. And some things have got to change.

I see that since I've left you dear, you've found you another love. She's gone and given up her hand, the one you call the one. Guess it was a long time coming, but I really got mine too. Through all the miles and memories, I am still a fool.

Suddenly then, back where I come from. It is more than a sweet to see you with her carry on. And I feel like crying but I hold back the tears cause I know, love never dies. And some things have got to change. Some things have got to change.

In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn'tIt was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fightingIn World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26In Vietnam he was 19In-in-in Vietnam he was 19

The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today25 miles west of SaigonI really wasn't sure what was going on

Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combatIn Vietnam were arrested since dischargeTheir arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same ageThere are no accurate figures of how many of these menHave been incarcerated

But a Veterans Administration studyConcludes that the greater of vetsExposure to combat could more likely affect his chancesOf being arrested or convicted

This is one legacy of the Vietnam War

All those who remember the warThey won't forget what they've seenDestruction of men in their primeWhose average was 19

De-de-destructionDe-de-destructionWar, war

De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, warDe-de-destructionWar, war

After World War II the men came home together on troop shipsBut the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combatPerhaps the most dramatic difference betweenWorld War II and Vietnam was coming homeNone of them received a hero's welcome

None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of themNe-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of themNone of them received a hero's welcomeNone of them received a hero's welcome

According to a Veteran's Administration studyHalf of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from whatPsychiatrists callPost-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder

Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guiltSome succumb to suicidal thoughtsEight to ten years after coming homeAlmost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War

I've done everything I canAll the people that I see I will never understandIf I find a way to change, if I step into the lightThen I'll never be the same, and it all will fade to whiteEver on and on I continue circlingWith nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony

I've done everything I canAll the people that I see I will never understandIf I find a way to change, if I step into the lightThen I'll never be the same, and it all will fade to whiteEver on and on I continue circlingWith nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony